George Soros -- universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success--has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy. In...

Origins / Eva Hoffman -- The financier / Sebastian Mallaby -- An Eastern European mind / Ivan Krastev -- Philanthropy with a vision / Darren Walker -- Politics with a purpose / Gara LaMarche -- The founder's tale / Michael Ignatieff -- A network of networks / Orville Schell -- The Hungarian...

The volume includes theoretical articles on banks' liability restrictions, on the possible causes of the banking crisis and economic-policy recommendations on banking regulation by Hans-Werner Sinn in the past three decades.

Economic performance and stabilization policy in a monetary union with imperfect labor and goods' markets / Fabrizio Coricelli, Alex Cukierman, and Alberto Dalmazzo ; Discussant: Erkki Koskela -- Asymmetric transmission of monetary policy: what should the ECB do if one size does not fit all? /...